led to 1st, in touch, chased leader approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
chased leader after 2nd, led 4th, clear after next, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened quickly
behind from 4th
held up, headway after 5th, ridden 2 out, mistake last, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out
keen, led 1st to 4th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd flat
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before last
in touch, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out
behind, headway after 5th, led approaching last, all out
held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
It may be worth chancing Dance Party in the opener, as she makes more appeal from a betting perspective than Time Top Roam and Sunisa . The last named ran encouragingly at Sedgefield 11 days ago and arrives here in good heart. She still has scope to improve and holds solid each-way claims in this company. Time To Roam went well here on his penultimate start and is obviously suited by the galloping nature of the course. He is 5lb lower than when he won this last year and should make a bold bid to follow up on this occasion. However, there may be some value to be had with Dance Party, who should have benefited greatly from her reappearance outing over course and distance last month. Some cut in the ground ideally suits this game four-year-old and, as she only has a modicum of improvement to find from her seasonal return, the Mick Easterby-trained mare looks worthy of a small investment in an ordinary contest like this.
Calomeria 11-2 (11-7) Chased leader, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 19l behind Sunnyarjun (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gs in Nov.
Ghadames (FR) 10-3 (10-4) Chased leader, led approaching 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 10, 31l behind Daryal (11-10) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gs in Nov.
Dance Party (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Led and jumped right, headed after 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 5, 19l behind Theocritus (10-10) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) sft in Nov.
Merryvale Man 25-1 (10-1) Mistakes, always behind, 8th of 10, 24l behind Smart Boy Prince (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gs.
Time To Roam (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, 12th of 17, well behind Wild Is The Wind (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) hvy in Oct.
Koln Stars (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Led to 1st, chased leaders, hit 4th, lost place after 6th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Arm And A Leg (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs in Nov, 10 ran.
Pilca (FR) 12-1 (9-9) Always behind, 7th of 8, 42l behind Xellance (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Sept.
Sunisa (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Air of Affection (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mrs mdn hdl (E) gd in Nov.
